Union Elementary has six active positive cases of COVID and had to transition to remote learning starting Feb. 1 through Feb. 15. Students are expected to resume classes as normal on Feb. 16. Seamans said those who tested positive are students or staff members and cannot be identified due to privacy reasons. The county believed students from both schools attended programs outside of the school, which could be the source of the outbreak. The decision to transition to 100% remote learning due to an increase in COVID-19 activity is handled on a case-by-case scenario, according to Seamans. The school district and Brunswick County Health maintain daily conversations and work together to determine what steps need to be taken when there is an increase in COVID-19 activity at any particular location.